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How to add links to your online flipbook?

Publuu allows you to add unlimited hotspots with links in your digital publication. They can be either external (once clicked, they transfer your readers to your website or online store) or internal (they transfer your readers to a specific page of your online flipbook).

Moreover, your links can be shown on any of your flipbook’s pages in multiple ways: as a hotspot, as a hotspot with an active area, as an active pulsating area, or as an invisible area.

If you’d like to find out how to add links to your flipbooks and then how to customize them, keep reading this guide!

 

Adding links – first steps

To add a link, first, you need to log in to your Publuu account, then find your online publication and use the three dots in the right-hand corner of the panel to move directly to the function ADD HOTSPOTS.

add hotspot

Alternatively, you can select the CUSTOMIZE button,

customize button

and when you enter the editor, press the ADD HOTSPOTS option at the bottom of the customization menu.

add hotspot

Then use our navigation panel on the left to choose a page on which you want your link to be placed.

select a page

As soon as you click the desired page, it will appear in the middle of the screen. Next, press the LINK icon in the top panel.

link button screenshot

When you do so, a hotspot will appear on a chosen page. You can drag it with your mouse button and place it anywhere on the page.

link hotspot

You have already created a hotspot, so now it’s time to add a link to it! Publuu allows you to add either internal or external links in your publication and edit them anytime. Follow this guide to learn more about it!

How to add a link to a website?

An external link, or a link to a website, can transfer your readers from your flipbook to any place on the web – it can be your own blog, a landing page or an online store. To add an external link, click the hotspot, and then go to the LINK’S OPTIONS panel on the right,

link's options panel

 

check the radio button WEBSITE, and paste the target website URL in the white input.

website

Great!
Now choose the way it opens when clicked. By default it will open in the new tab after click, but you can easily change it.

Just toggle “Open link in pop-up” switch to the right

open link in popup window


and your link will open in the pop-up window instead.

open website in the popup window

Yes, it’s easy! Simple as that!

Then click the SAVE button in the top right corner to save the changes.

save button

 

 

How to add a link to a specific page?

If you would like your link to transfer your readers to a specific page of your flipbook, use the internal link option. To add a link to a specific page, select PAGE in the LINK’S OPTIONS panel on the right and type the required page number. For example, if you set page number 5, your reader, after clicking the hotspot, will be taken to page 5 of your publication.

link to a specific page

When you finish, click the SAVE button in the top right corner to confirm.

save button



How to add a call button to your flipbook?


Wondering how can your readers contact you through your online flipbook?
Besides adding a link to the website, you can also add a PHONE CALL BUTTON, so your readers will be able to make a call straight from your flipbook!
Isn’t great ?
To do that, simply click the LINK icon in the top panel,

link icon
Once you do that, go to the LINK’S OPTIONS panel on the right,

link's options panel
Check the PHONE CALL radio button and type the phone number in the white input.

TIP: For the best result please insert your country code first.

phone call input

And that’s it! Now your readers can reach you faster by calling you with one click, directly from your online flipbook.
IMPORTANT!
Please note, that in order for the call button to work properly on desktop devices, a calling app needs to be installed first (for example Skype).



How to add email button to your flipbook?


Another feature that you can use is the E-MAIL BUTTON. Your readers will be able to send an e-mial straight from your flipbook thanks to this feature.
To do that, click the LINK icon in the top panel again

link icon

then your will see LINK’S OPTIONS on the right.
link's options mail

check the E-MAIL radio button and type your contact email address in the white input.
mail button input


When your users click the email button in your flipbook, a new mail pop-up window will launch on the screen with a recipient field already filled in.
That’s it ! So simple, don’t you think ?
TIP: You can make any image that was originally in your PDF as a clickable hotspot, whether for a phone call or an email. Learn more about this here

Link’s options

Any of your links can be presented in your publication in four different ways:

  • as a hotspot,
  • as a hotspot with an active area,
  • as a pulsating active area,
  • as an invisible area.

Let’s discuss all of the options.

 

A hotspot

A hotspot appears by default when you click the LINK button in the top panel:

hotspot

You can customize the color of the hotspot and the icon inside.

hotspot preferences

To do so, open a color palette by clicking on the hotspot or icon option.

hotspot color

If you want to hide a hotspot, you need to shift the SHOW HOTSPOT switch in the LINK’S OPTIONS panel.

show hotspot option


A hotspot with an active area

To have a hotspot with a clickable active area,

hotspot with an active area

go to the LINK’S OPTIONS panel on the right and turn on both – the SHOW HOTSPOT and the ACTIVE AREA switch. They turn blue when active.

both options on

You can move or resize the active area by dragging any of its corners.

drag the corner

 

A pulsating active area

A pulsating active area gets highlighted when your reader hovers his mouse over it.

To have an active area without the hotspot visible on it,

pulsating area


make sure the ACTIVE AREA switch is on, while the SHOW HOTSPOT option is disabled.

active area

And again, you can place your active area anywhere and change its size by dragging one of its corners.

 

An invisible area

To have your link presented in a form of an invisible area,

invisible active area

you’ll have to turn off both options:

turn off both options

TIP: You can place the invisible link area over any graphics in your PDF document, such as an arrow or play icon to make your readers more willing to click it.

Once you finish working on your hotspots, click the PREVIEW button in the right-hand corner to see how it will look in your flipbook.

preview

 

If you accept all the changes, press SAVE to apply them to your flipbook.

save button

 

How to remove a hotspot?

If you would like to remove a hotspot with a link, select the one you want to delete and click the REMOVE button at the bottom of the LINK’S OPTIONS panel on the right.

remove button

 

If you want to learn more on how to add other interactive elements to your flipbooks, visit there guides:

How to Add GIFs to Your Online Publication?
How to Add Audio Files to Your Flipbook?
How to Add Photos to Your Publication?

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